Mechanical engineering
Master of Engineering
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Mechanical engineering fuels progress across industries like aerospace, automotive, energy, manufacturing, robotics, and biotechnology. The Master of Engineering in mechanical engineering will expand your technical expertise through advanced coursework and a non-thesis research project.
You’ll strengthen your analytical, experimental, and problem-solving abilities while applying engineering principles to real-world challenges. Through this hands-on, project-based program, you’ll gain the practical experience needed to excel in professional roles across today’s most dynamic engineering fields.
Overview
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Application information
Applicants for the M.Engr. mechanical engineering program must meet the following degree-specific admission requirements:
- Education level: Bachelor's
- GPA: 3.0
- GRE: Yes (for applicants with a non-ABET degree)
- TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo: 79/6.5/115 (for applicants whose education was completed in countries where English is not an official language)
- Number of references: Two
- Other requirements:
- Recommended minimum scores for GRE:
- Verbal: 151
- Quantitative: 153
- Analytical Writing: 4.0
- Recommended minimum scores for GRE:
Program availability
Concentration: Non-thesis
Semester intake: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Eligible for 4+1 admission
- Eligible for Expedited admission for U of I undergraduates
- Eligible for international admission
Deadlines: General application deadlines
Visit Graduate Admissions to learn more and start your application.
Contact information
Mechanical Engineering contact: Eric Wolbrecht, ewolbrec@uidaho.edu
Graduate Admissions contact: graduateadmissions@uidaho.edu; 208-885-4001
Tuition and fees
Funding opportunities are generally not available in the form of teaching, research assistantships or fellowships to Master of Engineering (M.Engr) degree students. Consider a Master of Science degree option if funding is a concern.
To learn about various ways to fund your graduate degree, check out Graduate Funding.
For detailed information about the cost of attendance, visit Financial Aid.
Degree fit
This program could be a good fit if you:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
- Want to build advanced expertise in a specialized area of mechanical engineering.
- Enjoy challenging problems and finding innovative solutions.
- Perform well both independently and as part of a team.
- Want to broaden your technical career opportunities.
- Are interested in career paths focused on technical engineering.
Clubs
Our college offers 20+ clubs and organizations tied to international and national engineering organizations, including national competition teams.
Learn about clubs related to your major:
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Humanitarian Engineering Corps (HEC)
- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- Robotics Club
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society (TBP)
- Vandal Atmospheric Science Team (VAST)
- Vandal Motorsports (SAE-Baja Competition)
Career outcomes
Current job openings
599 in ID, WA, OR, MT and HIPotential careers and mid-career salaries
- Mechanical Engineers • Automotive Engineers
$106,234 - Aerospace Engineers
$153,759 - Robotics Engineers • Energy Engineers • Wind Energy Engineers • Solar Energy Systems Engineers
$121,928 - Manufacturing Engineers
$119,786 - Materials Engineers
$132,704
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